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Google Its mid-February, which means its time for Google to start releasing the first developer preview of its upcoming OS update. The companys VP of engineering Dave Burke said in a blog post that with Android 12, its "investing in key areas to help deliver a polished experience and better performance." Most of todays news pertain to developers, but we can glean some clues about what new features might be coming. For instance, there will be support for more media types like AVIF for higher qua...

Leaked Android 12 Screenshots Show Some iOS-Like Changes Coming Share Screenshot: Google, Other To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. While Google typically waits until much later in the autumn to officially show off new updates and features, some leaked screenshots may have just given...

If you were hoping to see the popular action-adventure game Terraria makes its way to Google Stadia at some point in the future, well, you should probably dash those hopes now. Based on a new message that has come about from the studio founder at Re-Logic, the Stadia version of Terraria has now [...]

Re-Logic co-founder Andrew Spinks says Google has banned his account, locking him out of thousands worth of dollars in content. ...

Robinhood is running its first Super Bowl ad, just as the company faces a growing brand crisis. CNBC reports that the commercial marks Robinhood’s biggest brand campaign, and it focuses on the idea that anyone can be an investor. That’s been at the center of Robinhood’s message since it was founded seven years ago, but recent stock restrictions have undermined Robinhood’s entire brand. Robinhood temporarily banned small investors from buying stock in companies like GameStop last week, b...

By Shawn Lim-01 February 2021 01:00am While it is unlikely Google will follow through with their threat, publishers and advertisers are already preparing for a shift Google has threatened to pull its search engine out of Australia, but the government is refusing to back down. The Drum explores what this means for advertisers, publishers and consumers. The Centre for Responsible Technology has found that Google accounts for 51% of all online advertising in Australia while the Aus...

OPINION: The biggest tech story in the world right now is playing out on the other side of the Tasman. Last month the Australian government proposed a world-first news code that would tie Google and Facebook – and possibly other big tech companies – to paying media outlets for any news content they displayed. How the code will work is still to be finalised. But Australian lawmakers have proposed a pretty radical new “code” where Google and Facebook are encouraged to agree on commercia...

While Google has reached a deal with French dailies on compensating them for “neighbouring rights”, the Internet giant has piqued the anger of the Australian government while signing up publishers in several countries to its new news scheme.

The suit filed against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and 45 states’ demanding its breakup seems to ignore the competitiveness of the U.S. digital market while raising ghosts of past failed suits.

While Google app worked like a normal search browser with the search bar and all, things changed last year when Google got rid of the Chrome custom tab when opening discover articles and search results. It’s okay if you did not know about this news or you’re an Apple user because we are here to keep you up to date about why did this happen and what changed were brought about. When you open the discover articles on an Android phone now, you will notice a custom in app at the bottom bar makin...